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  When "friends" let you down...

  by Crumpet in

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  have you ever been in a position where you really needed your friends - ie a relationship break down, or some other event and expected your friends to rally and support you.

  only to find that those friends are nowhere to be seen or heard and when you tentatively enquire how they are in the hope for some kind response you get - "oh well you'll get over it.

  " or words to that effect and by email.. i have as you can guess a reason and recent experience of my own that i'll share later, but i wondered how do you handle that?

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  I'm fairly friendly (shocking I know) and have many "aquaintances" but very few people I consider to be close friends. Due to the lack of family I have replaced those normal close ties with people who have proven themselves to be true friends. It takes alot for me to trust anyone enuf to open up to them emotionally. Due to my experiences with "friends" when I left the dubs, I don't expect permanence or unquestioning support from anyone other than my partner. By not expecting the support, I have been pleasantly suprised when it is there.

  ((((((((( Crumpet )))))))))

  I only know a little of your current situation, but can imagine what you are talking about. And I'm sorry to hear they weren't there for you.
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  What "scams" do you know about?

  by new boy in

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  after "cumpets" thread about "the hot russian girl friend" it seems like a good thread topic.. i had one a few years ago..........you get this letter in the mail "you have just won a free boat and motor" something smells fishy.........so i call the company in texas.......yep!

  they said "just send us $80 bucks for shipping and handling"........at the time i was a lumber broker........and i knew some times the freight cost is were you could make the real profit in the deal.

  so i called them back and said "i will be in texas next week so i will just pick them up there"...........they said "sorry sir they are shipped out of maine" i said "it just so happens that i will be in maine that week too"..........they hung up on me... the shipping and handling is were the money is make........they were going to ship me a rubber raft (cost 10 bucks) and a motor (a junky pastic thing that cost 10 bucks) real frieght cost 10 dallors....net cash to them $50.00...........per sucker.. thats why all these commericals on tv talk about free "life time" replacement of razor blades or whatever, ...................just pay the "shipping and handling"............suckers!.

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  Apparently there's some user here going around with a name that implies he has "large eqipment" when he has nothing of the sort. . .
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  What Have YOU Learned Since Leaving???

  by minimus in

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  anything you'd like to share with us??

  i learned that i truly was in a cult.

  i originally hated that thought.

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  I learned that Puck was still alive
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  What Have YOU Learned Since Leaving???

  by minimus in

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  anything you'd like to share with us??

  i learned that i truly was in a cult.

  i originally hated that thought.

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  I learned there's a whole pile of people out there that went thru the same shit and became some truly wonderful and interesting folks.
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  Let's Give AudeSapere a Great Big Hug

  by FreeChick in

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  as many of you know, audesapere (denise) had reconstructive knee surgery last wednesday.

  the surgery ended up being quite a bit more involved then she originally anticipated.

  she has approximately 5 more weeks walking with crutches and then i believe she will continue with physical therapy.. denise made it through the first several days post-op like a trooper!

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  Hope you have someone to wait on you hand and foot and shamelessly pamper the hell out of ya!
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  Do you know what your last name means and where it comes from...?

  by Justahuman24 in

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  2. beliefs

  i have always been interested in what last names mean and where they come from and if someone famous in the past is related to us because of the same last name.

  my last name comes from greek but my family is not greek.

  it dates back to the year 700ce and it was around the time in europe when people were starting to get last names - i'm talking about the general people not monarchs.

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  Thanks FE203Girl!

  This confirmed what I vaguely remembered of my dad's side of the family

  WILLIAMS

  Celtic; Welsh; Name of Parent Ending in -S

  Grandpa was 1st or second generation Welsh immigrant and sheep herder in Idaho (no sheep shagger jokes please)

  ETHERINGTON

  English - Locational Name; Settlement Ending; Ton

  Grandma 1st or second generation English Immigrant.

  Mom's side

  WALKER

  English - Occupational Name; Ending in -Er; Manufacturing Occupation

  Also from what my little sis tells me, Walker was a title/surname given to drifters and nomads in UK.

  the other half is a bit oharder to figure out
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  Do you know what your last name means and where it comes from...?

  by Justahuman24 in

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  i have always been interested in what last names mean and where they come from and if someone famous in the past is related to us because of the same last name.

  my last name comes from greek but my family is not greek.

  it dates back to the year 700ce and it was around the time in europe when people were starting to get last names - i'm talking about the general people not monarchs.

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  My last name is Williams. I think it's Welsh for "sheep shagger"
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  Do you know what your last name means and where it comes from . . .?

  by Justahuman24 in

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  i have always been interested in what last names mean and where they come from and if someone famous in the past is related to us because of the same last name.

  my last name comes from greek but my family is not greek.

  it dates back to the year 700ce and it was around the time in europe when people were starting to get last names - i'm talking about the general people not monarchs.

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  Mama, where'd you track your info down?
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  Do you know what your last name means and where it comes from...?

  by Justahuman24 in

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  i have always been interested in what last names mean and where they come from and if someone famous in the past is related to us because of the same last name.

  my last name comes from greek but my family is not greek.

  it dates back to the year 700ce and it was around the time in europe when people were starting to get last names - i'm talking about the general people not monarchs.

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  Any chance you've got a link where you looked it up?
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  I applied to a university yesterday.

  by kwintestal in

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  after a few years of humming and hawing, i decided i would.

  it was more of what i would take that held me back then if i should go.. i'm only 28, so i'm not too far behind.

  we'll see how working full time and going to school will go.

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  bigwilly

  I started back at a Community College at about your age Kwin. With my schedule I wasn't able to go to school full time and did one class per term (night classes after work). I found the college experience to be very fulfilling and much different than highschool. I had to drop it due to worl scheduling (50 hours a week). But am thinking of taking some personal enrichment stuff like art etc.